Mich. Auditor General Helped Write GOP Draft Requesting 2020 Election Audit

I've no idea who Doug Ringler is or what his politics are (he was appointed Michigan's Auditor General in 2014) but on the face of it, this just seems absurd.

Source: Michigan Advance

When Michigan Auditor General Doug Ringler initiated an audit of the 2020 election, he did so at the request of a Republican House member. However, emails indicate that Ringler, whose office is supposed to be nonpartisan, actually helped draft the request through a series of previously undisclosed meetings with House Republican leadership staff.

Ringler’s handling of the election audit has already come under fire from some Democrats, as the Michigan Advance previously reported, as well as the Office of Auditor General’s (OAG) reports on COVID-19 nursing home deaths and the state’s unemployment system.

But records obtained by the Michigan Advance provide new insight into how the election audit came about under Ringler, who was first appointed in 2014 on a unanimous vote when Republicans held the majority in the Legislature. In 2022, the GOP-led Legislature voted to reappoint him, although 26 Democrats voted against it.

Jon King's article is quite long and detailed, and well worth reading in its entirety, but this part in particular caught my eye.

read more